BB_Lamour

I voted for Rush out of the bands you listed, since they have clearly not fizzled after 30+ years of filling our ears with sonic bliss, but the band that to me still writes and performs music that is as challenging, complex, awe-inspiring and downright beautiful as just about anything they did during their "classic" period is ....

KING CRIMSON!!!

To see what I mean, listen to the Crimson Connection on Prog'opolis on Saturdays. (Vince and Daisy, please contact me so I can let you know where to mail the check for my PR fee. haha)

As much as I like Rush I would have to say the most significant and dynamic classic band would have to be King Crimson. No other band that I've heard has challenged themselves as much as KC. I only have a few of their albums but I'm getting more and more hooked thanks to the Crimson Connection with Vince and Daisy Jane.

If it looks like I've repeated a lot of what BB just posted that would be no surprise to the regulars in chat, lol.

Mike

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I picked RUSH as the Band that is still around and recording on thier own terms. Vapor Trails and Feedback demonstrated the continued creativity of the band. I am not sure who to say that I think has fizzled the most maybe Pink Floyd just because as individuals they continue but as a band they seem to be history.

King Crimson isn't a band so much as it is a brand name at this point. Rush has the same line-up together for over thirty years now. I doubt that all the members of King Crimson would fit on one bus. lol.